(OPINION) “I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don’t give a sh*t. What’s worse is that you’re more upset with the fact that I said sh*t than the fact that 30,000 kids died last night.”― Tony Campolo. 2005

Notorious megachurch pastor Perry Noble borrowed a couple of lines from the famous progressive author Tony Campolo, dropping a couple of cuss words in his recent Superbowl sermon to make a point about evangelism.

Stealing a playbook from Tony Campolo circa 2005, notorious megachurch pastor Perry Noble cusses during sermon “Don’t Give a S***” https://t.co/nOW6fjZk2x pic.twitter.com/bryHJ0sNhg

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In his 30-Second Theology sermon, Noble adjured his congregants to invite more people to church so they could hear an evangelistic message, saying:

There are people outside these walls today…that if they died today, they would go to hell. And some people in this room don’t give a sh*t.

And then there are some people in this room more bothered by the fact that I just said the word “sh*t” than you are worried about the people that are going to hell. That’s on you sir, that’s on you.”